TN man risks life to save boy from electrocution on flooded street, video wins praise
Netizens have been praising the brave act of a man in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after a chilling incident caught on CCTV went viral recently. In the clip, a young schoolboy is seen suffering an electric shock on a flooded street.
Just as the boy collapsed, Kannan Tamizhselvan, 24, happened to be passing by on his motorcycle. Without hesitation, he stopped and dragged the boy out of the water. According to India Today, the Class 3 student was walking home through the stagnant rainwater. As he approached a junction box, he accidentally stepped on an exposed live wire, causing him to collapse in the water. The boy then lay there, unable to move.
'It was raining heavily and there was water stagnation. I was on my way when I saw him fall down. I thought he might have slipped, but as I went closer, I saw his limbs move rapidly and realised he was being electrocuted,' India Today quoted Tamizhselvan as having said.
Sharing the video, an X user wrote, 'Salute to this 24 year old Kannan Tamizhselvan, who rushed to save the boy who fell into water aftre being electrocuted by a leak in underground power cables in Chennai.'
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Salute to this 24 year old Kannan Tamizhselvan, who rushed to save the boy who fell into water aftre being electrocuted by a leak in underground power cables in Chennai. #RealHero pic.twitter.com/h0VYhkjXlS
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) April 20, 2025
The video accumulated over 3 lakh views and saw numerous reactions, with a user commenting, 'We need more people like him.' Another wrote, 'Really appreciate your brave act, brother. In such critical moments, most people's minds go completely blank, not knowing what to do but you showed true courage and humanity by saving that child. God bless you always!'
'Heroes don't always drive Batmobiles or Aston Martins. Sometimes they drive Hero Passion motorcycle,' a third user reacted.
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